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Letter from John Gould Fletcher, place not identified, to Gwen Arbuthnot, 1913? February 22 : autograph manuscript signed.

BIB_ID
384637
Accession number
MA 8674.7
Creator
Fletcher, John Gould, 1886-1950, sender.
Display Date
Place not identified, 1913? February 22.
Credit line
The Carter Burden Collection of American Literature.
Description
1 item (3 pages) : color illustration ; 17.4 x 13.5 cm
Notes
Addressed to "Dear Gwennie."
Fletcher first met Florence Emily "Daisy" Arbuthnot and her two children, Gwen and Terence, in the summer of 1912; Fletcher and Daisy Arbuthnot were married in 1916.
Part of a collection of letters related to American poet John Gould Fletcher. Items in the collection have been described in individual records; see MA 8674.1-8 for details.
Provenance
Carter Burden.
Summary
Remarking that he is writing on "the birthday of George Washington"; recounting the story of George Washington and the cherry tree; including a watercolor drawing of Washington, his father, and the cherry tree.